Comments on: Windows 7 Beta Review http://mentalreboot.com/2009/01/windows-7-beta-review/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:37:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kamikazejoe http://mentalreboot.com/2009/01/windows-7-beta-review/comment-page-1/#comment-7 kamikazejoe Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:44:59 +0000 http://mentalreboot.com/?p=266#comment-7 The only real reason to move in the end is the same reason we went from 98 to 2000, and 2000 to XP. Though the current version is working fine, Microsoft will eventually stop supporting it. And once Microsoft's support goes away someone will eventually find a hole that was never patched, completely compromising the operating system rendering it useless for any practical use. Its just a matter of time. So in the end, the real reason that windows users will upgrade to Windows 7, is because Microsoft will force them. The only real reason to move in the end is the same reason we went from 98 to 2000, and 2000 to XP. Though the current version is working fine, Microsoft will eventually stop supporting it. And once Microsoft’s support goes away someone will eventually find a hole that was never patched, completely compromising the operating system rendering it useless for any practical use. Its just a matter of time. So in the end, the real reason that windows users will upgrade to Windows 7, is because Microsoft will force them.

]]> By: insomnic http://mentalreboot.com/2009/01/windows-7-beta-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6 insomnic Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:24:35 +0000 http://mentalreboot.com/?p=266#comment-6 Very good run down. I'm liking Win7 compared to Vista ... but I wonder if that is part of why we are so happy with Win7? Are we just happy because it's better than the crap Vista was or is Win7 actually better? So far I don't see anything specific in Win7 that makes me think it will run better than XP already does for me (except for DX10 games). We'll see what the pricepoint options are and maybe I'll decide from there. I will say I'll be a lot happier with Win7 than I would have been moving to Vista since Vista was such a bloat and Win7 seems very slick. Of course I've migrated to OS X already so maybe I'm not exactly the target audience anymore. In regards to supporting Win7, I can see a lot of headaches but fewer than supporting Vista as it seems they've worked out some of the user complications created by Vista. Things will still be "lost" but no different than the switch from 98/2K to WinXP was for many people (maybe just a little more extreme though). I'm interested to see what happens. Very good run down. I’m liking Win7 compared to Vista … but I wonder if that is part of why we are so happy with Win7? Are we just happy because it’s better than the crap Vista was or is Win7 actually better?

So far I don’t see anything specific in Win7 that makes me think it will run better than XP already does for me (except for DX10 games). We’ll see what the pricepoint options are and maybe I’ll decide from there. I will say I’ll be a lot happier with Win7 than I would have been moving to Vista since Vista was such a bloat and Win7 seems very slick. Of course I’ve migrated to OS X already so maybe I’m not exactly the target audience anymore.

In regards to supporting Win7, I can see a lot of headaches but fewer than supporting Vista as it seems they’ve worked out some of the user complications created by Vista. Things will still be “lost” but no different than the switch from 98/2K to WinXP was for many people (maybe just a little more extreme though). I’m interested to see what happens.

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